(via Nan Carmack, C3 LLC) Registration is open for the ALA Library Instruction Round Table webinar “Understanding the Mind-Body Response to Chronic Loneliness”. It will take place on Tuesday, May 27, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM CDT. Please join Lead Consultant, Dr. Laura Leone*, from the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, in exploring chronic loneliness,…
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Final Reminder: Nominations for 2025 ILA Awards Due Thurs., May 15
(via the Illinois Library Association) The ILA Awards Committee is excited to announce that nominations for the 2025 ILA awards, including the Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award, are now being accepted! ILA awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Illinois. The time has come to recognize colleagues, friends, managers, mentors, mentees,…
Registration Open for The Ohio State University Libraries Webinar “Navigating the Novice-Expert Research Gap: A New Information Literacy Taxonomy”–Thurs., June 5, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM CDT
(via Jane Hammons, The Ohio State University) Registration is open for the webinar “Navigating the Novice-Expert Research Gap: A New Information Literacy Taxonomy”. It will take place on Thursday, June 5, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM CDT. Students and instructors can find research assignments to be frustrating, as students (as novices) and instructors (as…
Registration Available for Inaugural Open Science Collaborative of Library and Information Professionals Meeting–Online Mon., May 19, 12:00-1:00 PM CDT
(via Melanie Gainey, Carnegie Mellon University) We are excited to announce the creation of the Open Science Collaborative of Library and Information Professionals (OSCLIP). This group brings together library and information professionals who share a passion for advancing open science. OSCLIP aims to connect these professionals, amplify their collective impact, and provide mutual support and…
Registration Open for ACRL SLILC Webinar “Getting Started with Researching & Writing in Academic Librarianship”–Mon., June 16, at 1:00 PM CDT
(via ACRL) Interested in publishing original research in an academic librarianship publication? Join the ACRL Student Learning and Information Literacy Committee Publications Group at 1:00 PM CDT on Monday, June 16, for the free webinar “Getting Started with Researching & Writing in Academic Librarianship”. You’ll hear from academic librarians as they discuss their experiences publishing…
Registration Open for Webinar “AI for Inclusive Learning”–Tues., May 20, at 12:00 PM CDT
(via Lindsay O’Neill, Linday O’Neill Consulting LLC) Registration is open for the free webinar “AI for Inclusive Learning”. It will take place on Tuesday, May 20, at 12:00 PM CDT. Learn how generative artificial intelligence can support the implementation of Universal Design for Learning principles to create more inclusive learning experiences. We’ll cover free generative…
Registration Open for Next ACRL Health Science Interest Group Friday Forum, “Bringing Health Literacy to Dental Students: Making It Relevant and Interesting”–Online Fri., May 9, 12:00-1:30 PM CDT
(via Jules Bailey, Florida State University) The ACRL Health Science Interest Group’s next Friday Forum is scheduled online for Friday, May 9, from 12:00 to 1:30 PM CDT. The topic is “Bringing Health Literacy to Dental Students: Making It Relevant and Interesting”. You do not have to be a member of ACRL to join us!…
Call for Submissions: “Biz of Digital” Column in Upcoming Issues of Against the Grain, with Focus on Digital Collections
(via Michelle Flinchbaugh—University of Maryland, Baltimore County) “Biz of Digital” is a column in Against the Grain. It features discussions by working librarians on digital collections, digital repositories, scholarly communication, digital scholarship, data services, and technology. Its audience is librarians in all types of libraries and vendors of products, services, and systems that support library…